ECE-5010 v1

Yenawine, P. (2019). Art in school: As essential as language. American Educator, 43(1), 22–27.
The Reggio Emilia approach to ECE is especially known for its emphasis on the arts, but most ECE programs include the arts in some meaningful way because they are important to children’s growth and development. As the article explains, the arts are not only fun, but also help to develop thinking skills.

Schweinhart, L. (2016). Curriculum and early childhood education. In D. Couchenour & J. Chrisman (Eds.), The sage encyclopedia of contemporary early childhood education (pp. 375-384).
Learning theories and curriculum go hand-in-hand in ECE. Consider which curriculum (or combination of curricular aspects) best suits your choice of ECE theorist/approach.

Julius, G. D. (2019). How to incorporate research into early education. Exchange (19460406), 247, 48–51.
This article suggests ideas for implementing research into early childhood education. Most importantly, children should be in a nurturing and stimulating learning environment where they can learn via safe and free exploration.

An introduction to self-regulation [Video file]. (2015). Retrieved April 29, 2020, from https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102577&xtid=192510
The speaker in this video discusses Vygotsky's theories regarding scaffolding and metacognition, especially with regard to young children’s language and social development. Segment 1 (02:52)

Karno, D. (2016). Models. In D. Couchenour & J. Chrisman (Eds.), The sage encyclopedia of contemporary early childhood education (pp. 865-866).
The author provides a basic primer on a few of the models (based on theorists/theories) for ECE.

Saab, J. (2016). Montessori programs and environments. In D. Couchenour & J. Chrisman (Eds.), The sage encyclopedia of contemporary early childhood education (pp. 868-872).
The Montessori approach to ECE is one of many theorist/theory-based approaches to ECE.

Chen, J. (2016). Multiple intelligences. In D. Couchenour & J. Chrisman (Eds.), The sage encyclopedia of contemporary early childhood education (pp. 890-891).
Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences can be a helpful guide as ECE professionals plan learning environments, curriculum, instruction, and assessment for young children.

Mardell, B. (2019). Playful Learning in Early Childhood Classrooms. Exchange (19460406), 247, 53–56.
This article brings up logistical and practical issues with regard to playful learning in ECE. The three categories choice, wonder and delight are also presented.

Iorio, J. (2016). Reggio Emilia approach. In D. Couchenour & J. Chrisman (Eds.), The sage encyclopedia of contemporary early childhood education (pp. 1158-1161).
The Reggio Emilia approach to ECE is one of many theorist/theory-based approaches to ECE.

Sobo, E. (2016). Waldorf education. In D. Couchenour & J. Chrisman (Eds.), The sage encyclopedia of contemporary early childhood education (pp. 1415-1417).
The Waldorf approach to ECE is one of many theorist/theory-based approaches to ECE.